Half-brothers Omon, Nwagbuo meet for first time

Two hours before tonight’s exhibition finale, 49ers running back Xavier Omon and Chargers defensive tackle Ogemdi Nwabguo were on a collision course.

The end result, though, wasn’t a tackle, but a hug.

Omon and Nwabguo, both 25, are half-brothers who only found out about their relationship in December.

Their biological father, Chris Nwagbuo, who died in 2004, abandoned both families. Omon’s mother, Delorise, discovered her son’s connection with Nwabguo while communicating with a friend on Facebook.

The half-brothers had frequently communicated via text, Skype and through phone conversations over the past nine months, but had never seen each other in person until 5:04 p.m. today when they met at the 25-yard line, shared a handshake and reeled each other in for a hug.

During their ensuing 12-minute conversation, two photographers had them pose to document the meeting and a few 49ers briefly joined the conversation.